4-H Club Champ Howard Altenhof Wins National Honor
Howard Altenhof a 20 year old Guadalupe County Texas 4 H member won second place in the National 4 H Achievement Contest at the 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. He received a 150 dollar college scholarship and has a long record of beef pork and corn production including 100000 pounds of beef and 158000 pounds of pork and 10000 bushels of corn. He has represented Texas at national camps and runs a family farm with his father and ample livestock and equipment.
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Texas
Howard Altenhof
Chicago
Howard Long
Guadalupe
Howard
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Washington, D. C
Know Your Bible Matching Fathers to Sons
A puzzle lists Old Testament figures and asks to pair fathers with their sons. Matches shown include Adam with Abel, David with David, Jesse with Isaac, Isaac with Solomon, Abraham with Esau, and Isaac with Abel.
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Adam A. Abel
David B
David c
Jesse c
Isaac d
Isaac d. Solomon
E. Abraham
E. Esau
Polite Words Teach Good Manners in Daily Life
A classroom reader emphasizes polite phrases like Yes please and Thank you. It stresses using I beg your pardon and Sorry daily at home, school, and play to cultivate good manners and respectful interactions.
Fort Worth Veteran Finds Leather Craft A Lucrative Path
Army veteran James Redford of Fort Worth, injured and with amnesia, discovers leatherwork through Hinckley-Tandy Leather Co and the VA Home Training Program. He builds skills, earns orders totaling $400 in one month and over $1,200 in belts and purses, proving leathercraft a viable hobby or business.
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James Redford
Fort Worth
Tex
Dave Tandy
Texas
Redford
William Beaumont General Hospital
Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company
Veterans Administration
4-H Clubbers Aim to Beat 1949 Poultry Record
With rising popularity of the National 4-H Poultry Achievement Program, 4-H members expect to surpass last year’s combined total of 8,000,000 birds and eggs and exceed the 150,000 enrollment peak set in 1949. County agents and club leaders guide youth in poultry and egg production, record keeping, and six program objectives.
Do Old Hens Lay in Their Second Year
Old hens normally don’t lay very well in their second year's production. They usually start to lay late and at a low rate. Most poultry raisers replace most of their flock with pullets each year. Many house pullets only. It is only by housing a pullet flock that winter eggs can be obtained. May hatched chicks will start to lay in October or November.
The Hard Lot Faced by Pretty Women in Society
A reflective quote on gender stereotypes in beauty and brains. It contrasts the male disbelief in a woman's intellect with the female disbelief in her own beauty, highlighting social expectations and bias.
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Stevens Pictures, Inc
St. Pearl
Dallas, Texas
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Ge Aly
Commerce ST
Dallas
Daggett-Keen Com. CO
Fort Worth, Texas
Chas. Daggett
Frank Lisle
Bob Bramlett
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